Opinion: Amazing ‘Stupid Things’

The former House Republican Leader Dick Armey, a longtime foot soldier in radical right wing politics, had some harsh criticism for Republicans in 2012.

Armey served as the head of the Republican outside money group called FreedomWorks during the election. His organization spent many millions of dollars with nothing to show for it.

He has since been relieved of his duties with FreedomWorks — with an $8 million golden parachute retirement package from the “grassroots” Tea Party organization.

The huge pay day, however, did not put Dick Armey in a good mood. He shared some strong criticism with reporters on his way out the door.

He did not blame himself for the horrible performance of his organization in 2012. His blame was not directed at his poor strategy or the incompetence that he and his staff showed in spending many millions of dollars in a losing effort.

But instead of looking for policy that Americans actually want, Republicans are focusing on statements instead of where they stand.

About Bill Buck

Bill Buck is a Democratic strategist, President of the Buck Communications Group, a media relations and new media strategies consulting business based in Washington, DC, and Managing Director of the online ad firm Influence DSP. He has over twenty years of international and national communications experience. The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of CBS Local.